Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Zakka - Beginner's Daffodil Bag

I joined a swap through swap bot for a Zakka - Beginner's Daffodil Bag. These photos are not of my bag. The swap host created these bags and sent us instructions. I have until mid-December to make my bag and send to my partner. So keep watching for my version of the Daffodil bag.

The little one in the foreground is the daffodil bag. I think this one actually looks like one from the Little Shop of Horrors.

Defintion of Zakka:

ZakkaFrom Wikipedia

Zakka (from the Japanese 'zak-ka'（雑貨）or 'many things') is a fashion and design phenomenon that has spread from Japan throughout Asia. The term refers to everything and anything that improves your home, life and outlook. It is often based on household items from the West that are regarded as kitsch in their countries of origin. But can also be japanese goods from mainly fifties, sixties and seventies. In Japan there are also so called asian zakka stores, that usually refers to Southeast Asia. The interest in Nordic design or Scandinavian design, both contemporary and past, is also part of this zakka movement. Zakka can also be contemporary handicraft.Zakka has also been described as "the art of seeing the savvy in the ordinary and mundane". The zakka boom could be recognized as merely another in a series of consumer fads, but it also touches issues of self-expression and spirituality. Cute, corny and kitschy is not enough. To qualify as a zakka, a product must be attractive, sensitive, and laden with subtext.